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Founded in 2019, the 涩里番下载 Prison Education Program offers a high-quality liberal arts education to incarcerated students at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution in Shirley, MA. Courses are taught by 涩里番下载 instructors and offer credits leading to a B.A. in the Applied Liberal Arts.

Learning Outcomes

Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving

Examine, and dissect the assumptions and conventions of different areas of study, while addressing complex questions, problems, materials, and texts of all types with creative solutions and analytical processes听
Evaluate and synthesize large amounts of information to execute decisions and devise solutions to problems
Formulate creative solutions to complex problems integrating multiple perspectives

Quantitative Reasoning

Ethically analyze and interpret data from real-world situations to construct creative solutions听
Develop creative arguments supported by quantitative evidence and communicate听 numerical data in a variety of formats and mediums utilizing data visualization and other media tools

Communication & Information Literacy

Find, appraise, organize, use, and convey information and their ideas, both individually and collaboratively, through oral, digital, and written forms. Address both specific and general audiences through various writing genres.
Analyze, and manage听 group dynamics and the resolution of conflicts by integrating conflict resolution strategies with the goal of reaching productive outcomes.
Produce and present ideas using digital media and storytelling techniques that increase knowledge, foster understanding, or promote change in listener attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors
Understand the value and process of working with others and use critical perspectives and skills needed to co-create knowledge with others

Acting as Men & Women for and with Others

Discern personal and professional responsibilities in order to develop creative solutions that lead to engagement in courageous action that contributes听 to dismantling unjust structures

Integrative learning

Reflect on connections among ideas, disciplines and experiences in order to examine issues, ideas, and events听
Synthesize and transfer their learning to new and complex situations or issues听

Diverse Perspectives

Demonstrate a nuanced understanding and respect of diverse individuals and perspectives and the application of this understanding to further equity, human rights, and social justice

From the Director

Patrick Conway

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Thank you for your interest in the 涩里番下载 Prison Education Program.

Founded in 2019, the 涩里番下载 Prison Education Program has quickly grown to become one of the leading higher education in prison programs in the country. Our program serves incarcerated students at MCI-Shirley, a medium-security prison located an hour from the Chestnut Hill campus.

Housed in the Office of the Provost, and working in collaboration with the Woods College of Advancing Studies, we strive to provide our students with a high-quality liberal arts education. Students in our program earn 涩里番下载 credits leading to a BA in the Applied Liberal Arts. Our degree focuses on offering formative educational experiences that not only provide tangible career skills, but also humanistic learning experiences that help cultivate personal development and growth. All coursework is led by 涩里番下载 faculty.

Running such a unique program requires working in partnership with various stakeholders, including 涩里番下载 faculty and leadership, correctional staff and administration, and, of course, our students themselves. We are also proudly affiliated with the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI), the most robust national network for the liberal arts in prison. 涩里番下载PEP鈥檚 transformative work is made possible through the generous support of our program from donors.听Thank you for your interest in 涩里番下载PEP.

We look forward to continuing to make a positive impact on the lives of our students, and to helping rethink and reimagine the role of education in prisons.

Sincerely,
Patrick Conway
Ignacio Chair & Program Director

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